Not understanding the development of egovernance Nele Leosk

(Not) understanding the development of e-governance Nele Leosk Ph. D researcher May 31, 2016

Questions • How can we understand the development of digital governance over time and across countries? • What accounts for the changing pattens and different levels of digital governance over time and across countries? • Do the factors that influence the development of digital governance hold through time and space?

Changes in terminology – but anything else? • • E-government E-governance Mobile governance Connected governance Open data Smart governance Which one is still the most used?

Dynamics and levels of e-governance • Technological determinism – For technologically developed – For economically developed • Innovation diffusion and technology adaptation - Steadily increasing - explained by previous use and levels

2001 -2014 GDP and e. GOV in OECD and EU

GDP and e. GOV in 2012 in OECD and EU

E-gov dynamics in the OECD and EU

• • Transparency Accountability Public and Congressional oversight Public trust Records management Security Institutional (legislative) changes

Technologies Organisational structures and processes Institutional arrangements Actors A Policy makers Technology enactment Actors B Implementers The level of the development of egovernance Actors C Users Source: J. E. Fountain, Building the Virtual State: Information, Technology, and Institutional Change (Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press, 2001), p. 91

Research • What accounts for the changing pattens and different levels of digital governance over time and across countries? • To what extent can changes in institutions, organisational structures and actors account for the changes in the development of digital governance across time and countries? • Cases: OECD and EU member states • Time: 2001 -2014 • e. GOV development level and changes: UN e. GOV Survey online service rank

Institutions (laws and reg): enabling e-govenance

Institutions (laws and reg): enabling participation

Do institutions make the difference?

Organisational structure and processes: 1) PM/Ministry 2) Level of hierarchy/power diffusion

Actors: 1) Politicians 2) Partners: people and businesses

We matter!

Thank you! nele. leosk@eui. eu Skype: neleleosk